St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-13
DORAN FOR SENATOR.

nesota in the action just taken.
DoRAN FOR SENATOR.
The Veteran Democratic Leader Se-
lected by the Caucus as Davis, OPP
ponent.
Forty-three senators and representatives
attended the Democratic caucus in the read
ing-room of the Merchants hotel last even
ing. They were:
Senators Gibson, Bowen, Pope, Haden,
| Welch, Nelson, Durant, Akin, Smith, Oswald,
Nachbar, Anderson. Child. Keller and White
man. RepresentatiI e. Furlong, Champlin,
Slaven, Beatty, Alexander, Powers Emery,
| Quigley, Dickmau, Dornfeld. Anderson,
! Gregory, kurman, Hendrickson, Cloutier,
McArdle, Gross, Farley. Tubert, Light, Boe-
digheimer Heisler and Englehardt.
When the name of Senator Nelson, of
Red Wing, was reached on the list he
asked permission to speak, and he explained
that he had been elected upon an agree
ment with his constituents to vote for c. K
| Davis. and that he would have to keep his
promise. He asked to be excused from
voting, which was granted.
Representatives Skinner, OF New Ulm:
| Newell and Cullen Of st. Paul; Lucas. of
! Minneapolis, and Smith. of North Branch,
were absent. Senator Z. NJ. Pope. of
! Mankato, was made chairman, and Senator
Z. A. Child, of Glencoe, secretary. On
Senator Keller'S motion, it was made an
open caucus. A motion for an informal
ballot being carried. Senator Whiteman, of
Duluth. and Representatives Gregory, of
| Saltwater, and Emery, of Lake City. were
appointed tellers, and secret vote was
taken. the gentlemen depositing their bal
lots as their names were called. 1t re-
suited:
Total cast. AZ Daniel Buck. 1
| For Choice. e.......... % Thomas Wilson,.
| E. W. Durant. c. f. Flandrau. 1
E. n. Wilson. 6 NJ. Doran. ..........21
| Lewis Baker,.
Mr.. Emery moved that formal ballot be
taken. Senator Durant of Saltwater, then
arose, and thanking the one friend who had
cast a vote for him. said:
| want to place before you the name of a
| man to whom owe much allegiance as
| to any other man in the state of Minnesota
! 4 man who has done as much and perhaps
| more than any other man to build up the
Democratic part in this state by his brilliant
record in the last campaign. / refer to Lewis
| Baker, OF the st. Paul GLOBE, who has taken
| held OF the GLOBE and has made it the fore
most newspaper il the Northwest, You all
know, gentlemen, that when Mr.. Hall had
| charge of that paper it was uphill work
with us-a labor of love-but he did
|
| Baker succeeded him, and in u short time has
| placed the st. Paul GLOBE, the exponent of
| the principles of Democracy in Minnesota, in
| the front rank of newspapers, and foremost
among the Journals Of the country. The
| nomination OF the Democratic party i'll this
| state, the minority party. Is only cOmpli-
ment ut the most. 1t has not been solicited.
and no friend of Mr.. Baker bas come to
| solicit this compliment from the party he has
| done so much 10 build up, and as an unso-
nn lNii Ir hkA ln1 NXyk
! He has done his work and done it well. There
| + g | place in nomination as the Democratic
uotuIGee of this caucus for United States
senator Lewis Baker, OF the St. Paul GLOBE.
| lApplauSc.
This nomination by Senator Durant was
seconded by Senator Bowen, of Sleepy
Eye, with the following remarks:
! arise Mr. Chairman and gentleman, to
| second the nomination Of the Hon. Lewis
| Baker. Ee is entitled to the gratitude of all
| the Democrats of Minnesota. He is entitled
to our respect by his standing as Democrat
! before he came to Minnesota. am proud Of
| him rs L reSpcct9ble stnuaSh end faithful
| Democrat, true as steel in his patriotism,
untiriu% in his energy for
and devotion to the party. He
| is Democrat who has the interests of the
party at heart, and feel proud of him as my
candidate. He has brought the GLOBE for
ward with extraordinary rides, until it has
reached the foremost place i'll the Northwest.
He has made it the pride of this city, the
pride OF this state, and the Democratic party
Of Minnesota is proud of it, and proud to ac-
knowledge it. Applause. He does not So
lcit this nomination. 1t is a compliment
which he richly deserves, when we consider
| the work he has done in the last campaign, for
| to him was the brilliant success of the last
| campaign due. / say this nomination will
come to him unsolicited, and it can have no
| effect except as Il compliment. When find
personal friends of person tlocking around
| the lobbies of state legislature working and
! lobbying in the interest of their candidate, it
| seems to ME that compliment which would
| come to q man in that way would not be much
| of compliment to any man. Now, gentle
| men, desire to tender this compliment un-
solicited though it be by Mr.. Baker or any of
| his friends, to man who so richly deserves
| ii. Applause
Representative NJ. Trawicky, of Winona
| jumped up and made motion to have Mr..
Baker nominated by acclamation. 1t was
seconded by Senators Nachbar, of Jordan,
| Durant. of Saltwater, and Bowen, of
| Sleepy Eye. Mr. Emery asked if the gen.
tlemen who attended the caucus would be
pledged to vote for the nominee. There
| was no answer.
Several gentlemen called question, and
| the chair was informed that a motion had
| been made and seconded to nominate Mr..
Baker by accamatiOn. Mr.. Trawicky re-
peated his motion and the seconds were re-
peated. The chair seemed puzzled as to
what to do. Mr.. Emery had not with
drawn his motion for formal ballot. Again
, the motion OF MI TraWicky was repeated.
The chair explained that he could not en-
tertain the motion, so formal ballot upon
| the motion OF the gentleman from WabaSha
was taken with this result
| Total cast. - NJ. Doran.
| For choice. .22 E. NJ. Wilson. .... 2
| Lewis Baker. r........21I
| Senator Nelson. of Red Wing, got the
unanimous consent of the caucus to speak.
! He eXtoled Mr. DOran for his liberality
during the state campaign toward meeting
the expenses of the state central committee.
He had gone to the chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee during the summer, he said,
and that committee did not know where
to go to get dollar OF some advice" The
chairman informed him, I'VE can do
nothing until Mr.. Doran gets home"
Notwithstanding that nothing too good
had been said of Mr.. Baker. and much
more could be added, he continued. "IhOpe
you will not fail to nominate that good aud
noble soul who has been the salvation of
the Democratic party in this state. Mr..
Doran." Both Senators Bowen and White
man attempted to gain the floor at the same
time. An objection was raised that the
discussion was out of order, but Mr.. White
man asked for the unanimous consent of
the caucus to speak, and although the chair
announced that it was granted, yet he gave
the floor to Senator Bowen. MI. Bowen
said:
Some men are not satisfied with the earth
they want the twinklng stars beyond We
have given up the management and control
of the Democratic party TO a firm of political
brokers, of which Mr.. Doran is party. They
have done with it whatever they pleased, and